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EVDebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-05 09:23 AM
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10. During the Civil War the book of Philemon was used as justification
Edited on Tue Mar-01-05 09:25 AM by EVDebs
for slavery despite Exodus' plain use of the word "bondage". The book is about a Christian slave and Christian master being encouraged to reunite (although Paul doesn't say 'free the slave').

Social conditions aside, when the Greatest Commandment is examined, and questions asked and answered, maybe there is a reason why it is not dwelt upon in the NT.

This is not to encourage promiscuity by anyone, however.
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  - Leviticus lists it as an abomination. The same as eating shellfish.  aden_nak   Mar-01-05 09:05 AM   #1 
  - Face it. We're "icky".  Nimrod   Mar-01-05 09:15 AM   #6 
  - Speaking of King James...  tuvor   Mar-01-05 09:24 AM   #12 
  - I've heard he was bisexual, but yes, it's still ironic as all hell.  aden_nak   Mar-01-05 09:31 AM   #16 
  - Many, many people were  Nimrod   Mar-01-05 10:24 AM   #18 
  - Not ironic, really  Behind the Aegis   Mar-03-05 04:44 PM   #35 
  - But you know what troubles me about the "icky" argument?  ladeuxiemevoiture   Mar-02-05 02:19 PM   #29 
     - Indeed  Nimrod   Mar-03-05 08:10 AM   #34 
  - That's an arly Christian sect called the "Ebionites"  Coastie for Truth   Mar-01-05 09:29 AM   #15 
  - LOL  Tux   Mar-03-05 12:14 AM   #32 
  - One also wonders  RoBear   Mar-01-05 09:06 AM   #2 
  - Picking and choosing is standard practice  Nimrod   Mar-01-05 09:07 AM   #3 
  - Why are these people doing the Marilyn Manson to their Bibles?  tuvor   Mar-01-05 09:25 AM   #13 
     - Justify?  Nimrod   Mar-01-05 10:28 AM   #19 
  - Here's a stretch...  jmowreader   Mar-01-05 09:08 AM   #4 
  - I don't think its a stretch at all; "hit-the-nail-on-the-head" in my book.  ktowntennesseedem   Mar-01-05 09:23 AM   #11 
  - I have never heard that theory  dsc   Mar-01-05 05:30 PM   #24 
  - "since in most states homosexuals are not allowed to be married"  Tux   Mar-03-05 12:17 AM   #33 
  - Well, rational people don't hate or condemn gay people...and that's  joeybee12   Mar-01-05 09:11 AM   #5 
  - I don't care if I'm hated  Nimrod   Mar-01-05 09:19 AM   #8 
  - Standard practice for hypocrites to alter reality to suit their needs.  BrklynLiberal   Mar-01-05 09:18 AM   #7 
  - Next time someone wants to use the Bible to justify some disgusting  BrklynLiberal   Mar-01-05 09:23 AM   #9 
  - During the Civil War the book of Philemon was used as justification  EVDebs   Mar-01-05 09:23 AM   #10 
  - Check this out  BrklynLiberal   Mar-01-05 09:29 AM   #14 
  - Along these same lines of thought, one of the first debates at Harvard,  EVDebs   Mar-01-05 09:31 AM   #17 
  - Gay sex all over Old Testament  crikkett   Mar-01-05 10:41 AM   #20 
  - I disagree  Dookus   Mar-01-05 12:05 PM   #21 
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  - Other instant death sentences  Nimrod   Mar-02-05 07:55 AM   #27 
  - My thoughts on that  Behind the Aegis   Mar-03-05 04:51 PM   #36 
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  - It's called "Buffet-style Religion"  Technowitch   Mar-01-05 12:56 PM   #22 
  - this is just a facet of the cancer that has  xchrom   Mar-01-05 05:22 PM   #23 
  - I found a fun webpage...  jmowreader   Mar-01-05 09:09 PM   #26 
  - Some of my other favorites  Nimrod   Mar-02-05 08:07 AM   #28 
  - Things that will get you killed, according to Leviticus 20  jmowreader   Mar-02-05 08:54 PM   #30 
  - On number 8,  Dark   Mar-02-05 10:50 PM   #31 
  - In any event  MsMagnificent   Mar-04-05 04:17 PM   #37 
 

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